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name: "Jóel Sæmundsson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joel-smundsson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T14:17:56.188282+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jóel Sæmundsson

Actor. Born 1 January 1901 in Iceland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Iceland
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27786567, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1937889/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1184538

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Trapped*](https://film.one/tv/trapped-2015.md) (81)

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## Biography

Jóel Sæmundsson is an Icelandic actor. He is credited as Þór Snædal in the first series of the Icelandic television drama *Trapped* (2015).

His other screen credits include the recurring role of Þorgeir yngri in the series *The Minister* (2020–2024), Scott in the film *Dark Windows* (2023), and appearances in *Love on Iceland* (2020) and *Pity the Lovers* (2019). He has also worked as a director and writer on short films.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Trapped* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Þór Snædal — [page](https://film.one/tv/trapped-2015.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Brink of War* (2026), as CIA Officer
- *George* (2025), as Rick
- *The Christmas Quest* (2024), as Óli Stefánsson
- *Solitude* (2024), as Ev Sahibi
- *Dark Windows* (2023), as Scott
- *Come to Harm* (2022), as Sölvi
- *Blackport* (2021), series, as Elias
- *The Minister* (2020), series, as Þorgeir yngri
- *Love on Iceland* (2020), as Johann
- *Pity the Lovers* (2019), as Maggi
- *Áramótaskaup: 2018* (2018), Acting
- *Dropped* (2018), as Ben
- *Trapped* (2015), series, as Þór Snædal — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/trapped-2015.md)
- *Polite People* (2011), as Þorgeir's tennis partner
- *Small Things* (2011), as Thug
- *Dorks & Damsels* (2007), as Costumer in Astrópía
- *Misty Mountain* (2006), Production Assistant

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